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Evolution

Total questions: 60

Worksheet time: 45mins

Name
Class
Date
1.
Change over time...
a)
Evolution
b)
Nucleotide 
2.
Charles Darwin came up with this theory 
a)
Natural Selection
b)
Mutation
3.
To adjust to a changing environment
a)
Mutation
b)
Adapt
4.
Darwin wrote that organisms with traits that are best suited to the environment will ________________
a)
increase in number
b)
become extinct
5.
Another word for adapt is ____________.
a)
change
b)
create
6.
Which of the following is NOT an example of natural selection? 
a)
People selectively breeding hamsters.
b)
Insect populations developing resistance to certain pesticides.
c)
Bacteria becoming resistant to antibiotics.
d)
Male birds of certain species developing colorful feathers to attract female mates.
7.
What characteristic did Darwin observe about the finches on the Galapagos Islands?
a)
Their feathers 
b)
Genotypes 
c)
Their beaks
d)
Their body sizes
8.
Which term refers to the process by which individuals that are better suited to the environment survive and reproduce therefore passing down their genes to their offspring? 
a)
Evolution 
b)
Variation 
c)
Adaptation
d)
Natural Selection 
9.
The environment around Manchester, England, changed during the Industrial Revolution.  How did this change affect peppered moths living in the area?
a)
Natural selection favored moths with dark wings because predators could not see them on the soot-colored trees.
b)
Natural selection favored moths with white wings that were easy for predators to see.
c)
Natural selection favored moths with white wings because predators could not see them on the soot-colored trees.
d)
Natural selection caused moths with white wings to become extinct.
10.
The separation of a group of individuals from the rest of the population is referred to as 
a)
genetic drift
b)
natural selection
c)
geographic isolation
d)
survival of the fittest
11.
Where the better adapted organisms survive to pass traits along to offspring.
a)
Evolution
b)
Natural Selection
c)
Extinction
d)
Artifical Selection
12.
The trees these moths used to live on were white, but have been covered in soot from coal factories. Which moth will be more successful in this environment?
a)
Dark moth
b)
Light moth
c)
Both will be equally successful
d)
Neither will be successful
13.
Which best describes mutations?
a)
Always helpful
b)
Always harmful
c)
Can be helpful or harmful
d)
Always neutral
14.
Giraffes evolve by stretching their necks to reach higher leaves.
a)
True
b)
False
15.

Said that organisms acquired traits throughout their lifetime and passed those traits to those offspring. Ex: giraffes grew longer necks to reach food and then that was passed to the next generation of giraffes

a)

Jean Baptiste Lemarck

b)

Thomas Malthus

c)

Charles Darwin

d)

Aristotle

16.

The name of the scientist who published his findings in the Origin of Species. Published the idea of natural selection in this paper claiming this was responsible for the diversity of life

(a)  

17.

Also helped prove the idea of natural selection, but receives less credit now even tho he was just as big of a deal back in the day!

a)

Charles Darwin

b)

Charles Lyell

c)

Alfred Russel Wallace

d)

Aristotle

18.

Said that a growing population would lead to competition for resources. He called this a struggle for survival

a)

Alfred Russel Wallace

b)

Charles Lyell

c)

Thomas Malthus

d)

Charles Darwin

19.

Geologist that stated that the changing of the Earth was caused over long periods of time due to natural geological forces

a)

Charles Lyell

b)

Charles Darwin

c)

Thomas Malthus

d)

Aristotle

20.
Which of the following is a key difference between Needham's and Spallanzani's experiments testing the idea of spontaneous generation?
a)
Needham heated his broth while Spallanzani did not.
b)
Spallanzani heated his broth while Needham did not.
c)
Needham sealed his flasks tightly while Spallanzani did not.
d)
Spallanzani sealed his flasks tightly while Needham did not.
21.
Which scientist disproved spontaneous generation of large organisms by showing maggots came from flies not from rotting meat?
a)
Redi
b)
Needham
c)
Spallanzani
d)
Pasteur
22.
Which scientist designed a special flask that allowed air in but kept microbes out and once and for all disproved spontaneous generation?
a)
Redi
b)
Needham
c)
Spallanzani
d)
Pasteur
23.
Which of the following terms refers to life coming from other living things?
a)
Abiogenesis
b)
Biogenesis
c)
Spontaneous generation
d)
Endosymbiosis
24.
Which of the following terms is another name for spontaneous generation?
a)
Abiogenesis
b)
Biogenesis
c)
Chemical evolution
d)
Organic evolution
25.

What is the idea that life can arise form nonliving material?

a)

biogenesis

b)

evolution

c)

spontaneous combustion

d)

spontaneous generation

26.

Who was the first scientist to try to disprove the idea of spontaneous generation?

a)

Redi

b)

Needham

c)

Spallanzani

d)

Pasteur

27.

What did Redi use in his experiment?

a)

Broth and flasks

b)

Meat and jars

c)

swan-neck flasks

28.

What mistake did Needham make in his experiment?

a)

He failed to properly seal the flasks

b)

He failed to heat the broth

c)

He used too much broth

d)

He sealed the flasks completely

29.

Who finally disproved Spontaneous Generation?

a)

Redi

b)

Needham

c)

Spallanzani

d)

Pasteur

30.

What piece of equipment did Pasteur use in his experiment which allowed air to enter but trapped the dust particles in the air?

a)

microscope

b)

Erlynmeyer flask

c)

Swan-neck flask

d)

Wide mouth beaker

31.

_______first believed in spontaneous generation.

a)

Redi

b)

Jean Baptiste Van Helmont

c)

Aristotle

32.

Maggots came from nonliving matter.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

33.

Only the jars that were open to air had maggots in it

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

34.

Bacteria generate themselves and don’t come from random non-living things.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

35.

Pasteur proved the spontaneous generation theory wrong and also demonstrated microorganisms are everywhere.

a)

TRUE

b)

FALSE

36.

One criticism of Spallanzani's experiment was

a)

he didn't boil the broth long enough

b)

he had a poorly controlled experiment

c)

all of the options listed

d)

air could not get to the broth

37.

What is Spontaneous Generation?

a)

idea that organisms could come from non-living matter

b)

the law that all living things come from nonliving things

c)

living things come from living things

d)

Non living things create all non living things

38.

What was the conclusion of Francesco Redi's Experiment

a)

Decaying meat turned into flies

b)

Decaying meat does not turn into flies

c)

non-living substances turn into living substances

d)

flies come from meat

39.

What did Francesco cover some of his jars with

a)

wire

b)

paper

c)

cloth

d)

plastic

40.

Who else tested the idea of spontaneous generation

a)

Albert Einstein

b)

Lazzaro Pasteur

c)

Lazzaro Spallanzani

d)

Louis Pasteur

e)

Louis Spallanzani

41.

What did Lazzaro and Louis use in their test

a)

swan neck flask, milk, flies

b)

bacon, jars, microbes

c)

flask and meat

d)

broth water and microbes

42.

This scientist attempted to disprove spontaneous generation by putting out to containers of meat. One was covered & the other was not. Only the uncovered meat grew maggots.

a)

Needam

b)

Spallazani

c)

Miller and Urey

d)

Redi

43.

Which scientists tried to disprove spontaneous generation?

a)

Spallazani

b)

Redi

c)

Pasteur

d)

all the options listed

44.

The scientists by the last name of ______________ took 2 flasks of gravy & heated them but failed to boil them long enough. When microorganisms grew he stated that spontaneous generation was supported.

a)

Redi

b)

Needham

c)

Spallanzani

d)

Pasteur

45.

This/These scientist(s) repeated Needham's experiment but boiled the broth longer - covered one and left the other open - only one spoiled.

a)

Redi

b)

Miller and Urey

c)

Oparin

d)

Spallanzani

46.

Pasteur was able to keep the broth her boiled open to air by

a)

using a special S shaped flask

b)

adding a fan to allow better air flow

c)

none of the options listed

d)

both of the options listed

47.

The reason the broth eventually became spoiled for Pasteur was _______.

a)

He broke off the flask so germs could enter

b)

Enough time elapsed so the boiling was no longer effective

c)

Someone broke into his lab and contaminated the broth

d)

Spontaneous generation will actually occur if enough time lapses

48.

While Oparin and Haldane only hypothesized how life may have formed on Earth, who actually came up with a model for this?

a)

Miller and Urey

b)

Watson and Crick

c)

Pasteur and Spallanzani

d)

Needham and Redi

49.

What monumental finding did Miller and Urey discover?

a)

their model led to the creation of nucleotides that make up DNA and RNA and could have led to the first living things

b)

their model led to the creation of sugars which make up carbohydrates and could have led to the first living things

c)

nothing - their model did not work and nothing became of it - this went to discredit Oparin and Haldane's work

d)

their model led to the creation of amino acids which make proteins and could have led to the first living things

50.
Which scientist(s) tested the primordial soup model by using an electrical spark to produced amino acids from the molecules believed to be present on early Earth?
a)
Oparin-Haldane
b)
Miller-Urey
c)
Pasteur
d)
Spallanzani
51.
Which scientist(s) suggested early earth was very different from present day and that lightning and volcanic activity catalyzed the creation of organic molecules to form a "primordial soup" from which life arose?
a)
Oparin-Haldane
b)
Miller-Urey
c)
Pasteur
d)
Spallanzani
52.
Which of the following concepts explains the presence of mitochondria and chloroplasts in eukaryotic cells?
a)
Bubble hypothesis
b)
Panspermia
c)
Spontaneous generation
d)
Endosymbiotic theory
53.
Which gas was believed to be absent from early Earth's atmosphere
a)
Hydrogen
b)
Nitrogen
c)
Oxygen
d)
Carbon
54.
What type of organism was the first to inhabit Earth?
a)
anaerobic heterotrophic prokaryote
b)
aerobic heterotrophic prokaryote
c)
anaerobic autotrophic prokaryote
d)
aerobic autotrophic prokaryote
55.

What experiment is this?

a)

Koch Experiment

b)

Louis Pasteur Experiment

c)

Spontaneous Growth Experiment

d)

Microbial Growth Experiment

56.

This closed flask will show ______ growth.

a)

no

b)

some

c)

a lot of

57.

This open flask will show _____ growth.

a)

no

b)

some

c)

a lot of

58.
what gave Charles Darwin the idea of evolution?
a)
google
b)
wikipedia
c)
mans attempt to destroy mankind
d)
finches in the Galapagos island
59.
Lamarck’s ideas about evolution include the concept that differences among the traits of organisms arise as a result of
a)
continual increases in population size.
b)
the actions of organisms as they use or fail to use body structures.
c)
an unchanging local environment.
d)
the natural variations already present within the population of organisms.
60.
Which statement best describes the process of evolution?
a)
Populations can survive in different locations on earth
b)
Environmental conditions limit the number of species on Earth
c)
Populations grow when resources are abundant
d)
The traits of a species can change over time

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